Our trip to Germany

We just returned from our trip to Germany. We visited Matt, Jenny and the kids at Ramstein AFB. Gramp flew from Ohio and joined us there. We had an amazing time!

Some of the highlights/experiences:

• Rich history
• Lots of castles – Touring Neuschwanstein Castle was a dream come true.
• German food & beer in Hofbrauhaus, Munich: bratwursts & sauerkraut (note: I was the only adult that did not ordered beer with lunch)
• Driving from Luxemburg to Germany and getting lost in France because we followed the GPS
• Trying to buy souvenirs from an old lady in Trier who spoke no English
• Watching Aaron play knights with uncle Cam
• Enjoying Gramp’s visit
• Eating fresh baked bread from the local bakery
• Spending a day in Iceland and shopping for Icelandic wool sweaters (according to Cameron, these sweaters should last about 20 years).

Here are some of the pictures - enjoy!

First stop:Trier

Oldest city in Germany that was founded before 16 BC. Here we are in front of the Porta Nigra:

Finally an Update!

At the end of last month, John and Nancy came for a quick visit and as always we had an amazing time with them. We spent a day in downtown Boston and got to eat in an Italian restaurant in Little Italy by the North End. That part of town is so old that it adds to its charm. We tried to show them all of the historical places and I think we covered great part of them.

Atenas loves being a “spoiled grand-dog”. The first time Nancy walked inside the house, Atenas greeted her with kisses! I guess she remembered her granny! Quite often Nancy walked her around the field (on a leash of course) and John fed her off the table (he couldn’t resist those pitiful eyes). Atenas is a stinker and can get away with these things!

We witnessed beautiful fall colors but now we have to deal with all of the leaves on the ground. We have never raked so many leaves in our lives! We were very grateful that our neighbors helped us out with the front yard. We still have to tackle the backyard but I’m sure we’ll get it done.

Our front yard:

This weekend's project - our backyard: